National Night Out Aims To Cut Crime In Communities
The campaign offers law enforcement a chance to showcase efforts and communities a path to reduce crime. A Mount Airy photo shows leaders like David Mitchell and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, with Frederick County deputies, highlighting community involvement versus broader crime trends. The piece contrasts local progress with urban crime chaos, urging continued public participation.
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Mount Airy
David Mitchell
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Bill Maxwell
Fort Lauderdale
Feuding over ducks at Culler Lake in Frederick
Raymond Brown writes from Frederick about a surge of ducks and rats around Culler Lake. He recalls a cleaner, safer lakeside past and warns that feeding wildlife fuels problems. He argues for public action to curb feeding while noting political tensions and potential measures.
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Culler Lake
Billy
Golden Pond
Eden
Frederick
Parkway School
Assateague Island National Park
Roy Meachum Takes A Day Off From His Column
Roy Meachum takes a day off with his column resuming on Wednesday. The note informs readers about the brief pause and returns with the regular feature on the upcoming midweek edition.
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Roy Meachum
Third parties in American politics and Ross Perot's impact
The piece examines the historical role of third parties in U.S. elections, noting Republicans as the era's only successful third party and detailing Perot's 1992 showing. It argues third parties rarely win big and often act as spoilers, with Perot plausibly costing Bush re-election and Wallace siphoning blue-collar Democrats in 1968.
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Ross Perot
Abraham Lincoln
Free Soil
The
Know-Nothings
Perot
Bush
George Wallace
American Independent Party
Hubert Humphrey
Third party candidacies in American politics fail to win
The piece analyzes why third parties rarely win national elections. It cites Nixon, Taft, Thurmond, Wallace, Anderson, and Perot as examples of limited impact. It notes party co option of issues, lack of ideology, high ballot access costs, money needs, and media exposure as key obstacles to third party success.
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Richard Nixon
Teddy Roosevelt
Bull Moose Party
GOP
William Taft
White House
John Anderson
Jimmy Carter
Strom Thurmond
States Rights
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
Washington
Perot
George Wallace
Scripps Howard News Service
Yesterday and Ige Pre Yesterday Items Tram the Tiles
A fragmented notice mentions past and pre events described as tram related tile items. The readable text provides limited context on actions or parties involved and no clear outcome.
Shaver Recommended to Fill Frederick Alderman Vacancy
The Frederick Board of Aldermen recommends Jesse C. Shaver a well known bookkeeper and former Republican candidate for City Register to fill the vacancy created by Russell H. McCain's resignation. The surrender of Hirohito recalled by Frederickians who toured Europe in 1921 marks an ending of an international era. In Rome that year King Victor Emmanuel welcomed Hirohito then Crown Prince of Japan among others. James W. Freeman of Frederick Gas Company notes a nationwide natural gas shortage will likely spare residential users but may affect some commercial customers with temporary interruptions. Melanie Norris crowned queen by Pleasant Valley 4-H Club president Mark Ferguson. court includes Lisa Prolux Cindy Thompson Robin Redmen Fay Wolf Melody Thompson. Ousted Frederick Community College professors Roger M. Shaw and Richard A. Winn hire new lawyers and appeal to the U.S Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond VA. The Petition for appeal of the Adamstown East planned unit development denial by the Board of County Commissioners was filed in Frederick County Circuit Court prompting speculation on who will testify.
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Frederick
Hirohito
Europe
Japan
Rome
W.H.B. Etchison
Emily Crawford Johnson
Mary Angel Sappington
Josephine P. Etchison
Frank Collins
Marshall L. Etchison
Victor Emmanuel
Melanie Norris
Mark Ferguson
Pleasant Valley 4-H Club
Pleasant Valley Club
Lisa Prolux
Cindy Thompson
Robin Redmen
Fay Wolf
Melody Thompson
Frederick Community College
Roger M. Shaw
Richard A. Winn
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Board of County Commissioners
Adamstown-East
Frederick County
Deputies Respond to Critique Over Sheriff Vehicle Accidents
Douglas I. Gaver of Myersville writes to defend the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after an Aug. 12 News-Post piece suggesting deputies are bad drivers. He argues three accidents in two weeks is not newsworthy and urges fairness toward Deputy Dave Burch and public road safety.
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News-Post
Frederick County
Frederick County Amnesty Project urges delinquent parents to pay
The Frederick County State's Attorney's Office marks Child Support Enforcement Month with a Aug 28 30 Amnesty Project offering non custodial parents a chance to come forward apologize pay arrears and avoid contempt. County and state gains in collections shown, but $14 million plus remains owed locally.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Amnesty Project schedules three public conferences
Letters they awe. The Amnesty Project holds three conferences at the Frederick County Court House on August 28 and 30 at 6 p.m and at the Thurmont Carnival Grounds on August 29. Call the State's Attorney's Child Support Division at 694-1538 for details. Sue Hecht, state delegate District 3.
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Frederick County Court House
Thurmont
Emissions testing gains support across Maryland
The Frederick News Post notes Congressman Roscoe Bartlett criticized Governor Glendening over VEIP rollout while the American Lung Association of Maryland thanks leaders for VEIP support. The letter urges civic responsibility to get vehicles inspected and to volunteer for the optional dynamometer test for stricter emissions checks.
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Frederick News- Post
Roscoe Bartlett
Parris Glendening
Maryland
Bartlett
VEIP
American Lung Association of Maryland
Glendening
Rezoning vote urged as budget shortfalls loom
Community parents urge rejection of 75 80 Drag A Way Inc rezoning from R 1 to R 3 due to potential 800000 state enrollment funding shortfall. Sept 5 public hearing at Winchester Hall to press commissioners to keep school construction funded and budget compliant. CAROL KAWECKI Monrovia
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Board of Commissioners
Windsor Knolls
Urbana High School
Planning and Zoning Commission
Winchester Hall
Frederick News-Post Letters to the Editor Policy
The Frederick News Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Due to high volume publication is not guaranteed and some letters are edited for space or taste. Send to Letters to the Editor 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or fax 642-0299.
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Frederick
The
Post
E. Patrick Sr
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